Mind Speak is Moving

I apologize for the lack of activity lately on Mind Speak. It's because I'm working on something new - moving Mind Speak to a new home. I've been wanting to do this for a while now but never around to it because I couldn't decide which site to use. It was like another symptom of my indecisiveness-syndrome. There may be a reason for the difficulty of my choice though - it wasn't feasible to combine a photoblog and a writing blog together and as it turns out, the layouts/sites I was looking at also couldn't provide both functions for me at its optimal level. Hence, I have decided to move my photoblog to Wordpress and my collection of random thoughts to Tumblr. They are set up but still in beginning stages - I have a lot of photos and posts to move. I will be doing that while I'm in Quebec!

For the next 5 weeks, I'll be staying with a host family in Riviere-du-Loup taking French classes from Monday to Friday. I've been looking forward to this "explore" program since I've heard so many good things about it and it's always been a goal of mine to learn French. I have brought my DSLR and guitar with me so I'm expecting to be doing a lot of picture taking and guitar practicing.

The kind of freedom I feel right now is, to say the least, exhilarating. :)

Please remember to visit my new blogs! Links are above. For those who have followed my blog, I give you my thanks. I hope you will continue following me on my journey!

Jersey Boys, Luminato, Beach

Jersey Boys @ Toronto Centre for the Arts - it was amazing; highly recommended! I assure you that you will walk out of it feeling all giddy, happy, and sing-alongy!

Luminato @ Harbourfront - the opening scene for Cirque du Soleil. It was good other than the fact that I had to wait 1.5 hours for it to start! Total mood kill.

Wasaga Beach - beautiful weather, sands, water, and the ever-changing sky.

I've only been taking these outings pictures. Once I get some time, I shall have another adventure with my Rebel to take some more photoblog-worthy pics! :)

Soccer and Sunset

These were taken a couple of weeks ago when my dear friend Alicia invited me to go see a soccer game. My very first time seeing one! Seeing a bunch of little kids there made me realized how I haven't interacted with children in so long. I feel old. Being born in 1988 doesn't make me feel young any longer. On a brighter note, I got see a beautiful sunset! :)

walking along King Street

Into CNE to the BMO Field

Here's that lovely sunset.

It was the female Canadian vs. American team. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, we lost.

Someday

...I want to open up a coffee shop.

It would play soft lounge music, have magazines and books on the shelves, a chalkboard menu, fresh flower centre-pieces, art work hung on the walls, with people talking, reading or on the internet; and ideally the shop would be on a slightly elevated level overlooking the street.

Someday.